a new america for gay couples. this morning, the fresh questions the new challenges and the legal battles ahead for same-sex couples after the historic supreme court rulings. this morning, president obama in africa. a major mission of diplomacy. how will the health of nelson mandela affect his visit. >> the star witness for george zimmerman case takes the stand after a stunning day in court whachlt the defense needs to do now. >> welcome to "early start." i'm christine roman. >> i'm john ber man it is now

5:00 a.m. in the east. the supreme court saying the federal government must recognize same-sex marriages and opening the door for gay unions to resume in virginia. they took to the streets celebrating what is called a major victory for gay rights. >> reporter: all night and into this morning, celebrations for historic ruling. while others denounce what they call the death of traditional values. emotional reactions following a pair of supreme court decisions giving the same-sex marriage movement the biggest victories to date. the court striking down part of the defense of marriage act to deny benefits to same-sex couples and allowing them to resume in california whachlt now? >> we will continue to fight in the states where we won 37 times. i think the states will continue to fend for traditional marriage

in overwhelming numbers. >> reporter: one of the lawyers who led the case at the supreme court says bring it on. >> in five years, our goal is to have marriage equality throughout the country. i think it's achievable. >> reporter: support for same-sex marriage has grown over the years. 55% supported it. two years ago, 51%. four years ago, it was far less. there's still a long way to go. as of now, 12 states in the district of columbia voted to allow same-sex marriage. 36 states forbid it. california voted for it and against it. now the supreme court declined to rule on proposition 8. >> there's no doubt, what so ever, the bells will ring and the marriages will begin. >> reporter: both sides have plenty of money and are highly motivated and have been doing this for years. you haven't heard the last of

the fight over same-sex marriage. joe johns, cnn, washington. >> president obama applauding the ruling from afar calling it a victory for couples who long fought for equal treatment under the law. the president is on his first leg of his trip to after rhaka. so is brianna. what's on the schedule for today? >> reporter: well today, john, president obama shortly here will be meeting with the president of senegal, then he'll hold a press conference with him. later in the day, this morning, he'll go to the island, a departure point for slaves heading out of africa, including to the u.s. president obama will be drawing that connection between this place here and between african-americans who can trace their roots. we are expecting it to be a very emotional and meaningful visit

that he pays later today. he's here because this is an example of a democratic african nation. the president he's meeting with and will hold the press conference with is one who will replace an incumbent trying to change the constitution to serve a third term and facing a lot of pressure, grass roots pressure, as well as political and international pressure including from the u.s. the president who is now in place was able to triumph. this is something president obama will be highlighting, john. >> the president in senegal with you later in the trip, he plans to visit south africa. there was a notion he will meet with nelson mandela. i have to imagine that will change. he is on life support. how does nelson mandela's deteriorating health affect this trip? >> reporter: this is something i will tell you the white house is

monitoring closely. obviously, this was the highlight of the trip would have been a visit with nelson mandela. president obama is scheduled to go to the island where mandela and other political prisoners were in prison. that was a highlight of the trip. the white house is not speculating on how the trip is changing. you know they are certainly considering, as they monitor the situation, how it could affect the trip. at this point, the itinerary has not changed. what we can expect is as president obama goes to south africa, you can see the tone of what he's talking about change. some of the events may be step down. certainly just because nelson mandela's health is in such a critical state at this point. the itinerary they scheduled for south africa wasn't over the top. this visit to robin island, he was supposed to have a visit

with nelson mandela. right now, things may be tremendously affected and step down the tone. >> we know you will keep us posted on that. brianna traveling with the president. thank you. edward snowden is still held up in an airport today. it's unclear when or if he's leaving. he asked ecuador for asylum. they are not in a rush to approve his application. chuck hagel is insisting the leaks seriously damaged national security. he says snowden broke the law. he wants russia to return the nsa contractor to this country for prosecution. in the wake of the leaks, intelligence officials say terror groups are adapting the way they communicate, posting online instructions in one case, changing phone numbers or using software to hide information. the spy agency is said to be

scrambling to keep up with the terror groups to stop plots. >> the cia is stopping public leaks to keep officers from giving information. a memo by the associated press is to design a culture of secret si within the cia. there have been leaks from the agency within years. a final vote on immigration reform. a vote is set for today and lawmakers may give a last okay to the bill by friday. it would provide a path to citizenship for 11 million immigrants now in the country illegally boosting border security. it faces an uncertain future in the house of representatives. john boehner said he will not allow a vote unless a majority of republicans support it. acting irs director goes back before congress and will go back to talk about special scrutiny where he's expected to

talk about what he's learned in the internal investigation. a senior irs manager wednesday took the fifth, refused to testify. gregory worked in a procurement office and was friends with a man who runs the company that won the contract. sax major drug bust. dozens of arrests worldwide. traffickers pushing designer drugs seizing more than 2,000 pounds of synthetic marijuana plus other substances that mimic lsd and cocaine. law enforcement says money from the sale of the drugs flowed out of the u.s. to panama and the middle east as well. after the storm comes the clean up. heavy rain and high winds did damage in parts of ohio. trees and power lines no match for the storm. a tree came crashing down on a man's home, puncturing a hole in

his ceiling. >> the winds were so high and debris in the air. i couldn't see the tree fell in front of me as i was watching. i heard a boom and glass. >> i can't believe that happened in an hour. the winds had to be ridiculous. >> that's right. thankfully no storm related injuries have been reported. >> it is hot and getting hotter out west. we are talking wicked hot. the national weather service predicting a heat wave at least until the next week. it's a long time. temperatures could reach 120 degrees in desert areas of arizona and california. heat and draught-like conditions contributed to wildfires. >> one of our loyal viewers said walking outside phoenix was like a blow-dryer, walking out with a hair drier blowing on you. horrible. >> it's scary to think. we haven't reached the high temperatures. yeah, we are warming, but friday, saturday, sunday,

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in florida, it was an explosive day. the so-called star witness in the trial of george zimmerman was on the other end of the phone with trayvon martin before his death. when court convenes, she could face tough new questions. george howell reports from sanford, florida. >> reporter: she's the last to have spoken to trayvon martin on his cell phone the night he was fatally shot and killed, a key witness to the prosecution whose testimony took various turns throughout the day. at first, rachel became emotional when questioned about why she lied saying she was in the hospital and couldn't go to her friend's funeral. >> i didn't want to see the body. >> you didn't want to see the body? >> no. >> reporter: she shade martin used racial slurs like the "n"

word. >> you said the man looked creepy. >> creepy white. >> reporter: she told martin to run, but the phone went dead. when she called him back, martin told her he was still being watched, then confronted. he said why are you following me for? i heard a hard breathed man say what are you doing around here. i was calling, trayvon, trayvon. i heard him saying get off, get off. >> reporter: then the tone of her testimony changed when cross examined by zimmerman's team. >> i had told you, you listening? >> reporter: the 19-year-old admitted she lied about her age, claiming to be 16 at the time of the shooting because she didn't want to be questioned. she didn't call police to tell her account because she expected police to contact her like they

do on tv shows. then there's the issue of the audio recording. the witness made with attorney ben crump. a recording crump played publicly. she admitted she made the recording hastily and didn't really want to do it. >> crump doesn't mean nothing to me. >> you didn't take it seriously? >> nope. >> reporter: george howell, cnn, sanford, florida. >> the now former patriots tight end, aaron hernandez is held in massachusetts without bail. he's charged for the shooting of oden lloyd. prosecutors alleged he orchestrated the crime. a defense attorney claims the

evidence is circumstantial. the team signed the tight end to a $40 million contract last summer. tragedy in arizona. two fighter pilots safely ejecting before their jet crashed last night. it went down in a desert area in the phoenix suburbs. no word on what caused the f-16 to crash. protesters back on the streets in egypt angry at their president. hundreds gathered as morsi promised more changes and pledged to correct past mistakes. two people killed, hundreds injured. more demonstrations planned for sunday. >> demonstrations continue in brazil where 40,000 people took to the streets. they are upset over corruption and the millions spent ahead of the world cup for the olympics. they hosted a huge soccer match between the national team.

brazil won, by the way. brazil's president is promising -- >> secretary of state kerry is in the middle east where he's trying to restart the israeli-palestinian peace process. then on to jerusalem for a meeting with benjamin netanyahu. dolphins everywhere off the coast of san diego. we are talking more than 1,000 dolphins swimming together in a megafeeding frenzy. they usually travel in schools of 15 to 200. >> those are pods. >> this is way more than that. we hope there's enough fish to go around. >> to feed the megapod. speaking of food, good-bye coffee, hello coke. the new push to be your breakfast beverage of choice.

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the federal reserve wouldn't need to taper. bad news became good news. the supreme court decision to strike down the defense of marriage act. it's a huge one for same-sex couples. they will be able to take advantage of benefits that have been off limit. they can file income taxes jointly to put them in a lower tax bracket. the ruling enables same-sex couples to transfer things to one another without a gift tax. health insurance, they are granted spouse albens. if one passes away, one can get social security survivor benefits. there are gray ariaireaareas. i expect more court challenges. >> yeah. >> clearly, clearly for thousands and thousands of same-sex couples, talk to your accountant. things just changed. a lot of money on the table

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worked to death? michael jackson's son takes the stand against the concert promoter he says is responsible for his father's death. more bad news for paula deen. has 2016 arrived a wee bit early? chris christie on the radio taking a swing at hillary clinton. wait until you hear what he says about the former secretary of state. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. >> we begin with nelson mandela.

an official telling cnn the 94-year-old is now on life support. the government has not officially confirmed that. south africa's current president canceled a trip to the nearby beach. outside the hospital, well wishers lit candles. >> president obama does not have time to see nelson mandela on friday. he's touring a memorial to thousands of slaves shipped to africa -- shiped from africa to the new world. nsa leaker, edward snowden remains in a moscow airport this morning. we are finding out what he may have thought of people that leaked confidential information. publishing comments from a 2009 internet chat with someone who he has log-in name snowden used.

this person writing those who leak classified information should be shot. this person writing in this chat room wondering if a leaker was trying to start a war. the writer did draw a distinction between what he called ethical reporting and violating national security. edward snowden complaining about leaks in a chat room in 2009 before the government says becoming a leaker. >> he has a different attitude now. >> much different. the ongoing trial in los angeles pitting michael jackson's family against a concert promoter they say is responsible for his death. the jury heard from the eldest son who detailed his father's final days. >> reporter: for most of his childhood life, prince michael jackson lived in relative obscurity, protected my his famous father. now the 16-year-old is in the center of a trial against aeg

live. the music company that tried to resurrect his career. during prince's testimony, his lawyer showed intimate home videos and pictures, birthdays. >> i'm daddy's baby. >> christmas. >> what's special about december 25th? >> it's christmas. >> reporter: teaching the kids how to sing. dressed in a black suit and soft spoken, prince described his father as a nurturer and teacher, but choked up when questioned about the day his father died. he testified the king of pop was excited about the comeback tour. in the weeks leading up to his death, he became really, really skinny. his body temp would go up and down. he would cry after phone calls saying quote, they are going to kill me. they are going to kill me. according to prince, he was referring to aeg live ceo randy

phillips and the ex-manager toe may. phillips visited jackson's home and spoke to dr. conrad murray the night before his father's death. he was grabbing by the back of his elbow. they were close and he was making hand motions. aeg live denies involvement in his death saying dr. murray was not an employee of theirs. >> i don't know how this is critical to their case. the only piece of evidence that came out was the person paying for dr. conrad murray was michael jackson. >> reporter: alan has covered the family. >> the jurors saw the humanity of michael jackson with the videos and pictures and found out what prince was say sg that he was a great dad. >> reporter: since his death four years ago, his children emerged in the spotlight to honor their father. jackson's teen son is confronted with a chapter in a courtroom

where a jury will decide who is responsible for the death of the musical icon. kathryn jackson was in court today. a lawyer for the jackson family says she was extremely proud of her grandson. cnn, los angeles. >> another big company is backing away from em battled celebrity chef, paula deen. walmart will stop carrying 200 brand deen cooking items. her name is being taken off four restaurants. target is evaluating the relationship with deen. she is gaining support from a civil rights figure. jesse jackson agreed to help her. he believes deen can change. >> people in ohio this morning assessing the damage from severe weather that raked the region. heavy, heavy rain brought down trees and power lines. thousands in the dark. one man in ohio was seeking

shelter from the storm when a neighbor's tree came crashing down on a house with a big branch sticking into the ceiling. >> oh, my. if it's not hot enough out west, a dangerous heat wave for next week. the national weather service predicts desert temperatures in arizona and california could reach, this is not a typo, 120 degrees. >> this is beyond hot. we are tracking it. >> good morning. so many people talk about the fact it's arizona, they get hot. not this hot. this is another level. the hottest we have ever been on earth is 134 degrees in death valley. it's almost the 100 year anniversary of this. we are going to see temperatures approaching that number. that is how rare this event is. one in every ten years, you don't talk about lake havasu getting up to 120 degrees. this is a popular boating vacation spot. a lot of people will be out

there. vegas, 117. death valley, close to 130 degrees. unbelievable amount of heat. this is actually the biggest killer of all weather events. a lot of people don't think of it as a weather event. people die each year from this. it's friday, saturday and sunday we are looking for the massive numbers. in the east, the cold front moving to the east. it means heavy rain. three to five inches of rain expected in the northeast as we go through the weekend and the northeast to the southeast thanks to the moist air. we are going to be a little rained out this weekend. >> ridiculous heat out west. >> very true. >> be careful. >> i'm glad you are pointing out the weather event can be deadly. be careful out there. texas will try again to pass the nation's most restrictive abortion laws. the last effort failed tuesday when they filibustered the bill

making wendy davis a national celebrity. rick perry called for a special session to pass the bill that bans most. the senate looks into two deadly explosions. the fertilizer plant that blew up in west texas killing 15, destroying 150 homes and the chemical plant blast in louisiana that killed two and injured dozens more. it presenvents similar interest. the companies that own the plants or representatives from their industries. fighting words. bare knuckle politics. chris christie was talking to a new jersey radio station mentioning his love of the dallas cowboys. he's a cowboy's fans, of course. it's not one of his states, not one of the franchises the new jersey people typically root for. it led to a swipe at a potential presidential rival.

>> i'm not going to be hillary clinton, okay? i'm not going to be a cubs fan my whole life and when i run for office in another state, pretend i'm a yankee fan. i don't think there's anything in sports more rep henceable than that. you are a fan of who you are a fan of. i think people can tell a lie about people who change their loyalties to sports teams. if they won't be loyal to sports teams, why would they be loyal to you. >> there's nothing more important than your loyalty to a sports team. clearly a punch in the gut. hillary clinton in 1999 was running for the senate in new york. she said she was a yankees fan growing up in suburban chicago. she needed an american league team to root for along with the cubs. >> he'd be a good radio host. chris christie keeps talking. >> keep going, governor. coming up, a dramatic cliffside rescue.

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good morning, welcome back to "early start." a hawaiian vacation turning disastrous for hikers. firefighters had to rescue them while they were trapped. one of the hikers, a 7-year-old girl had to be air lifted to a hospital. thankfully, none of the injuries are life threatening. in illinois, a water rescue. a van driven into high water. the driver trapped inside. emergency personnel needed a life raft to get to him. they road him to safety. imagine that. floodwaters washed away much of the road. we have all made typos, it es inevitable. one college should have looked

at di- pplomas. the third "i" is missing from virginia. nearly 1500 diplomas will have to be reprinted. the university apologizing and blaming human error. >> my college thesis, i used the word deficit like 30 times. it spell checked it wrong. i handed it in. it was just a rough draft. "new day" anchors, what do you have for us, guys? >> we are not judged on our spelling in television. >> is it true the professor in college thought the word was appropriate given the nature of your paper? >> exactly. >> by the way, the word thereto shouldn't be in our language. >> i agree. i totally agree. >> what's going on? what's coming up?

>> zimmerman trial. surprises already. this is a complicated case. it's so important, we are going to take it apart for you this morning, show you the witnesses, the key moments, what they mean and the strategy going forward. >> another story we are watching the landmark decision from the supreme court on same-sex marriage. what do the rulings mean for each state and for the gay rights movement overall? there's a lot of reaction. a lot of fallout going forward. >> we have funny on the show today. steve carell is here live starring in a lot of new movies. we are going to talk to him about "despicable me 2." i love lamp. his role in anchorman 2. the famed weatherman. >> he's a hero to us all. >> i will loiter around to see steve carell. coming up here, the mighty

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you are looking at pictures from senegal. president obama arriving moments ago at the presidential palace for a meeting with that country's leader. president obama on this major african tour that will take him to south africa as we are having all these health concerns with nelson mandela there. this is president obama. >> the whole family is coming, right? the whole family is there? >> if first lady is right there. after days of tight-lipped investigation, they charged

aaron hernandez with murder saying he orchestrated the murder of his friend. a shocker. then he was released quickly from the football team. >> good morning, guys. investigation into the death of semiprofootball player oden lloyd took a turn for the worst. hernandez is charged with first degree murder. he was led away from his home by police yesterday and held without bail in a massachusetts jail. hernandez planned the murder of lloyd spoke with people at a boston nightclub that hernandez had trouble with. new england patriots released the tight end two hours after the arrest. they signed him to a $40 million contract last summer. another big name bites the dust at wimbledon. two days after nidal lost, roger federer was upset in the second round. the seven-time wimbledon champion fell to the 116 ranked

player in the world. the loss snaps fedorer's streak in 36 consecutive major tournaments. the upset kept coming on the women's side. maria sharapova had a hard time staying on her feet and had to receive treatment. her loss capped off a bizarre day where seven other players were forced to withdrawal or retire from the tournament. the nba draft is tonight. for the first time in quite awhile, no one knows who will be drafted first. alex lynne out of maryland or kentucky's knoll could go number one. the cleveland cavaliers hold the top pick. they are trying to trade. draft coverage starts tonight at 7:00 eastern. after winning a professional championship, you have to make the rounds on the talk shows. blackhawks star, patrick kane

brought the stanley cup to david letterman and paraded down broadway. while posing for the camera, he's going to, wait for it, douse him with water. kane a good sport. i don't know if he was more upset about his suit getting wet or the fabulous mullet. he's got a fabulous haircut. good sport about the whole deal. >> he's a hockey player. without that you can't get on the ice. >> did you ever have a mullet? >> never really had the mullet. >> really? an almost mullet? >> long hair but not a mullet. >> we need evidence. coming up, a celebrity couple together for years. they swore they wouldn't get married until gay marriage was legal. now they are ready to take the plunge. she got a parking ticket... ♪

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actress kristen bell tweet add proposal to long-time boyfriend and they finally tied the knot. they have been engaged since 2009 and have a daughter together. they held off getting married until their gay and lesbian friends had the same rights. it is time to bring it to life. >> wow. >> that supreme court decision wasn't cheered only in hollywood. >> it led to amazing moments made just for tv. >> reporter: it was the day that gays literally kissed the defensive marriage act good-bye. >> doma is gone.

>> reporter: they kissed it good-bye -- >> do you sense change? >> reporter: on tv. photographers jostled -- >> come on, man. >> reporter: to record every peck, every public display of affection. it was equality versus the equation marriage equals one man plus one woman. forget math. read sg what they had to resort to. >> i know you are reading as fast as you can. >> reporter: they are depending on runners to get the decision. the running of the interns. some ran triumphantly with arms up raised. others argued for dignity, a stiff-legged walk. this intern arrived to his camera first. apparently, he had lots of practice earlier in the week running other decisions. reporters needed eyes in the

back of their heads. >> with the energy and action behind you. >> reporter: we thought there was going to be too much action when a guy was stripping. it turnts out he was only reversing his shirt. he was replaced by mr. sunglasses. >> a powerful, electric momd. >> reporter: who proceeded to stroll around. right up the mid-l signing off with a thumbs up. there was an on-camera marriage proposal from one of the plaintiffs. >> i can finally say, will you please marry me. >> reporter: another plaintiff was asked what her spouse, who was passed away would say. >> you did it, honey. >> reporter: msnbc was interviewing these plaintiffs life. frantic gesture signaled a phone call. >> the president is on the line from air force one. >> hello, mr. president, this is

crispery. >> we thank you so much for your support. >> we are proud of you guys. >> thank you for your leadership. you are invited to the wedding. >> reporter: gay wedding invite? what's next? cnn. >> i started bawling. ♪ god bless america -- >> reporter: new york. >> a historic day. that's something. >> want to bring in chris and kate. hey, guys. >> hey, guys. thanks so much. >> i like the emotion of it all. i think that's what really made it special. the law is often bland. you don't know what it's going to mean in reality. to see what it means to real people it gives it a new dimension. >> a lot of kissing going on in tv. >> almost the top of the hour. that means it's time for the top news.

>> i feel jubilation. i feel fabulous. i feel every gay word i can think of. >> the supreme court makes history. the battle over same-sex marriage is heating up. what the new rulings mean for our nation. what will happen next? star witness, trayvon martin's friend's raw and tearful testimony. did she help or hurt the case against him? murder in the first. aaron hernandez arrested and charged. the new evidence against him. the just released photo of him with a gun. >> your "new day" starts right now.